JUST IN: North Carolina judge rejects bid to have body-cam footage of sheriff's deputies shooting Andrew Brown Jr. released to the public — but says his family would be allowed to view it. nbcnews.to/3xzWcL4
Superior Court Judge Jeff Foster said turning over footage to news media could affect a potential trial of law enforcement officers who opened fire while serving a warrant on the 42-year-old Black man in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
But Foster ordered the sheriff to allow Brown's immediate family and lawyer to privately view body-cam footage from 4 deputies within the next 10 days.
In many states, law enforcement footage, such as video shot from the dashboard of police cars or officers' body cameras, is considered a public record.
That's not the case in North Carolina, which requires a judge's order to allow such footage to be released.
That's not the case in North Carolina, which requires a judge's order to allow such footage to be released.
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